COMSOL 6.4 - The Microfluidics Module Physics Interface Guide

The Microfluidics Module Physics Interface Guide

The physics interfaces in the Microfluidics Module form a complete set of simulation tools, which extends the functionality of the physics interfaces of the base package for COMSOL Multiphysics. The details of the physics interfaces and study types for the Microfluidics Module are listed in the table. The functionality of the COMSOL Multiphysics base package is given in the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual.

In the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual:

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Studies and Solvers

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The Physics Interfaces

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For a list of all the core physics interfaces included with a COMSOL Multiphysics license, see Physics Interface Guide.


Physics interface		Icon	Tag	Space Dimension	Available Study Type
Chemical Species Transport
Transport of Diluted Species1			tds	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Transport of Diluted Species in Porous Media			tds	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
	Reacting Flow
	Laminar Flow, Diluted Species1		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
Fluid Flow
	Single-Phase Flow
	Creeping Flow		spf	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Laminar Flow1		spf	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Potential Flow
	Incompressible Potential Flow		ipf	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary
	Multiphase Flow
	Two-Phase Flow, Moving Mesh
	Laminar Two-Phase Flow, Moving Mesh		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	time dependent
	Two-Phase Flow, Level Set
	Laminar Two-Phase Flow, Level Set		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	time dependent with phase initialization
	Two-Phase Flow, Phase Field
	Laminar Two-Phase Flow, Phase Field		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	time dependent with phase initialization
	Three-Phase Flow, Phase Field
	Laminar, Three-Phase Flow, Phase Field		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	time dependent with phase initialization
	Porous Media and Subsurface Flow
	Brinkman Equations		br	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Darcy’s Law		dl	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
	Free and Porous Media Flow, Brinkman		fp	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Free and Porous Media Flow, Darcy		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Fluid–Structure Interaction
	Fluid–Solid Interaction, Fixed Geometry2		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; stationary, one way; time dependent; time dependent, one way
	Fluid–Solid Interaction, Two-Phase Flow, Phase Field, Fixed Geometry2		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	time dependent; time dependent with phase initialization
	Rarefied Flow
	Slip Flow		slpf	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
Mathematics
	Moving Interface
	Level Set		ls	all dimensions	time dependent with phase initialization
	Level Set in Porous Media		ls	all dimensions	time dependent with phase initialization
	Phase Field in Fluids		pf	all dimensions	time dependent; time dependent with phase initialization
	Ternary Phase Field		terpf	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	time dependent
1 This physics interface is included with the core COMSOL Multiphysics software but has added functionality for this module.